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VICTORIA SCHOOL
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
SECONDARY FOUR
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, class and register number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer all questions.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown with the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
You are expected to use a scientific calculator to evaluate explicit numerical
expressions.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact,
give the answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal
place.
For , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the
answer in terms of .
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 100.
This document is intended for internal circulation in Victoria School only. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the
Victoria School Internal Exams Committee.

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Mathematical Formulae

Compound interest
r n

Total amount = P 1 +

100

Mensuration
Curved surface area of a cone = rl
Surface area of a sphere = 4 r 2
Volume of a cone =

1 2
r h
3

Volume of a sphere =
Area of triangle =

4 3
r
3

1
ab sin C
2

Arc length = r , where is in radians

Sector area =

1 2
r , where is in radians
2

Trigonometry
c
a
b
=
=
sin A
sin B
sin C

a 2 = b 2 + c 2 2bc cos A

Statistics
Mean =

Standard deviation =

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18 students sat for a History and a Geography test. The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the
History marks for the 18 students.
Stem

Leaf

5
6
7
8

5
1
0
0

6
5
1
1

7
6
2

8
8
2

9
2

Key : 5 | 5 means 55 marks

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Find
(a)

the median mark,

[1]

(b)

the interquartile range.

[2]

The box-and-whisker diagram illustrates Geography test marks obtained by the 18

students.

40
(c)

50

60

70

80

90

Marks

A Victorian claimed that the History test was more difficult then the Geography test.
Do you agree? Give a reason for your answer.
[2]

Two stalls A and B sell the same types of beverage. The table below shows the number of
cups and the selling price of each type of beverage sold for the day.
Stall A
Stall B
Selling price per cup

Number of cups

Mocha
35
26
$2.00

Tea
15
20
$1.20

Coffee
40
38
$1.50

35 15 40
The information for the days sale is represented by the matrix H =
. The
26 20 38
selling price of each cup of the different types of beverage can be represented by a column
matrix P.
(a)

Write down the column matrix P.

(b)

It is given that S = HP . Find S and describe what is represented by its elements. [2]

(c)

The two stalls decided to increase their selling price of all the three types of
beverage. Stall A increased its selling price by 18% and stall B increased its selling
price by 20%. Write down another matrix Q such that QS gives the total income of
both stalls after the price increase. Evaluate QS.
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E
C

D
20

F
A, B, D, E and F are points on a circle. AB is a diameter of the circle. C is a point on AD
and FB produced. It is given that AB = BC and BAC = 20 .

(a)

Show that CDF is an isosceles triangle.

[2]

(b)

Find angle ABD .

[2]

(c)

Find angle AED .

[1]

(d)

Find reflex angle DBF .

[2]

(a)

Paul deposited S$10 000 in a bank account which pays 4% simple interest per
annum. Find the least number of years for the deposit to exceed S$11700.

[2]

(b)

John calculated that he would need A$7 500 for a holiday trip to Australia with his
family. On a particular day, the banks exchange rates are as follows:
Singapore Dollar to
1 Australian Dollar

Selling
1.1931

Buying
1.1651

How much Singapore dollars did John have to change at the bank?
(c)

[1]

Jake and Tom visited a car showroom together and each decided to buy a car
of the same model. The list price of the car in the showroom was $80 000.
(i)

Jake paid for the new car in cash and was given a discount. It is given that he
paid $70 400. Calculate the percentage discount.
[2]

(ii)

Tom traded in his old car for $30 000. He then paid a cash deposit of 40% of
the net price and paid the balance in equal monthly instalments over 5 years
at a flat rate of 3.5% per annum. Calculate the monthly instalment.
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Two taps A and B run water at different speed. Tap A runs water at x litres per minute.
Tap B runs water at a rate of 5 litres per minute faster than tap A. A rectangular tank with
dimensions of 300 cm by 250 cm by 120 cm is to be filled with water. It takes 5 hours
longer to fill the tank with water using tap A as compared to using tap B.
(a)

Find the volume of the tank in litres.

[1]

(b)

Write down an expression, in terms of x, the time taken to fill the tank by using
(i)

tap A,

[1]

(ii)

tap B.

[1]

(c)

Form an equation in x and show that it reduces to x 2 + 5 x 150 = 0 .

(d)

Solve the equation x 2 + 5 x 150 = 0 . Hence, find the time taken, in hours, to fill the
rectangular tank if both taps A and B are turned on together.
[3]

(a)

Copy the Venn diagram and shade the region representing ( A B ) ( A ' B ') .

[2]

[2]
(b)

A universal set and its subsets A and B are given by

= { x : x is an integer, x is an odd number between 0 and 11} ,
A = { x : x is a prime number} ,
B = { x : 7 6 x 23} .

(c)

(i)

List the elements contained in the set A ' .

[1]

(ii)

Find n ( B ) .

[2]

There are 28 boys in a class. Of these, 17 boys sing in the choir and 15 boys play the
piano. It is given that
= {boys in the class} ,
S = {boys who sing in the choir} ,
P = {boys who play the piano} .

(i)

Find the smallest value of n ( S P ) .

(ii)

Express in set notation {boys who neither sing in the choir nor play the piano} .
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Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.
The variables x and y are connected by the equation y =

x2 3
+ 2 . Some corresponding
4 x

values are given in the following table.

x
y

0.5
4.06

0.6
3.09

0.8
p

1.0
1.25

1.5
0.57

2.0
0.50

2.5
0.76

3.0
1.25

(a)

Find the value of p.

(b)

Using a scale of 4 cm to represent 1 unit on each axis, draw a horizontal x-axis for
0 x 3 and a vertical y-axis for 0 y 4.5 . On your axes, plot the points given in
the table and join them with a smooth curve.
[3]

(c)

Use your graph to find the range of values of x for y < 1 .

(d)

By drawing a suitable straight line on your graph, find the solution of

12
x 2 + = 12 x + 5 .
x

(e)

[1]

[2]

By drawing a tangent, find the value of x of for which the gradient is 0.5.

P
8

[3]
[2]

North
S

16.5
15
30

10
85

Q
The diagram shows the locations of four towns P, Q, R and S on level ground where S is
due north of Q. It is given that SQR = 30, PQS = 15 , QRS = 85 , RS = 10 km and
QP = 16.5 km.
(a)

Calculate QS.

[2]

(b)

Calculate PS.

[2]

(c)

Calculate the bearing of R from S.

[1]

(d)

Calculate the bearing of S from R.

[2]

(e)

A skyscraper of height 650 m is situated at S. Find the greatest angle of elevation of

the top of the skyscraper as a man walks along QR.
[2]

(f)

A car traveled from Q to S. It stopped at a point T where the area of the triangle QPT
is 25 km 2 . Find the distance traveled.
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Diagram I
A

Diagram II
B

18

30

O
A piece of aluminium sheet is in a shape of a sector AOB with center O as shown in
Diagram I. It is given that OA is18 cm and the angle AOB is 30 .
(a)

Calculate the perimeter of the sector AOB.

[2]

(b)

The aluminium sheet is used to make an inverted hollow cone by joining the edges
OA and OB as shown in Diagram II. Calculate,
(i)

the base radius of the cone,

[1]

(ii)

the height of the cone,

[1]

(iii) the volume of the cone.

[1]

(c)

The inverted cone is filled with water to a depth of half its vertical height. Find the
area of the aluminium that is in contact with the water.
[2]

(d)

Some ball bearings, each of diameter 0.4 cm, are dropped into the cone until the
water overflows. Find the maximum number of ball bearings that can be dropped
into the cone before the water overflows.
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The pupils in two classes took the same English test. Information relating to the
results is shown in the table below.
Class A
Marks, m

Number of pupils

5 < m 10

10 < m 15

15 < m 20

20 < m 25

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Class B
Mean = 15.625 marks
Standard Deviation = 3.8 marks

(b)

(i)

Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the marks scored for Class A. [4]

(ii)

Compare and comment the results for the two classes in 2 ways.

[2]

The cumulative frequency curve shows the mass distribution of 80 oranges.

(i)

Find the median mass.

[1]

(ii)

Find the interquartile range.

[2]

(iii) It is given that 42.5% of the oranges are more than x g, find the value of x. [2]
(iv) Two oranges are chosen at random, one after the other, without replacement.
Find the probability that one of the oranges has a mass less than 80 g and the
other has a mass greater than 110 g.
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9b
E

C 12a

In the diagram, OA = 12a and OB = 9b. It is given that OD =

(a)

A
1
1
DB and OC = OA .
2
3

Express, as simply as possible, in terms of a and b,

(i)

BC ,

[1]

DA .

[1]

(b)

Given that

area of ODE 1
= , find the position vector of E in terms of a and b. [2]
area of ODA 4

(c)

Calculate the numerical value of

(d)

Show that the areas of ODE and OCE are equal.

(e)

Find

(ii)

BE
.
EC

area of BDE
.
area of BOC

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Secondary Four Second Preliminary Examination 2010 Answer Key

1a

69 marks

bi

A ' = {1,9}

13 marks

bii

n( B ) = 3

No. I do not agree.

ci

n (S P) = 4

ii

(S P)'

7a

p = 1.91

1.15 < x < 2.75

x = 0.85

x = 2.25

8a

QS = 19.9 km

PS = 5.84 km

2.0
35 15 40 148
S = HP =
1.2 =

26 20 38 133
1.5
Elements in S represent the total amount
of money made by each of stall A and B
from the sale of all 3 types of beverages.

115

295

3.7

11.7 km

Q = (1.18 1.2 ) , ( 334.24 )

9a

140 cm

3b

ABD = 70

bi

16.5 cm

AED = 110

bii

7.19 cm

Reflex DBF = 250

biii

2050 cm3

4a

5 years

233 cm 2

S$8948.25

53554

ci

12%

10ai

Mean = 15.625 marks

cii

$587.50

ii

SD = 4.034

5a

9000 l

bi

99 g

bi

9000
mins
x

ii

14 g

bii

9000
mins
x+5

iii

102 g

x = 15 or x = 10 , 6 hours

iv

15
632

Geography test is more difficult because

the median mark is lower i.e. 64 marks as
compared to the median mark of History
i.e. 69 marks.
2a

6a

2.0

P = 1.2
1.5

( S ' P ')

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4a 9b

ii

12a 3b

9
3a + b
4

BE
=3
EC

area of BDE 1
=
area of BOC 2

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